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TIL There are at least 111 flavors of Doritoes…

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691yl TIL John Von Neumann worked on the first atomic bomb and the first computer, came up with the formulas for quantum mechanics, described genetic self-replication before the discovery of DNA, and founded the field of game theory, among other things. He has often been called the smartest man ever.
a8dRM TIL that when privateer Klaus Störtebeker and his 73-man crew were executed by the city of Hamburg, the executioner was asked if he was tired. He replied he could 'easily execute the whole senate as well,' and was then executed himself.
Qbve TIL ‘Sid Vicious asked Lemmy, the bassist of Motörhead, to teach him how to play bass with the words, “I can’t play bass,” to which Lemmy replied “I know.”’
QNVBE TIL The plant and color "Fuschia" is actually spelled Fuchsia, in honor of Leonhart Fuchs (pronounced [ˈfʊks]), one of the fathers of botany
R7jkl TIL That The Original Michael Myers Mask Was Just A Modified Captain Kirk mask.